Bill > HB4915

This bill aims to prevent state health departments and professional licensing boards from requiring implicit bias training as a mandatory condition for obtaining or renewing professional licenses or registrations. Implicit bias refers to unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that can affect an individual's understanding, actions, and decisions toward another person or group. Specifically, the bill would prohibit the creation or enforcement of any rules mandating such training for health professionals and would rescind a specific existing administrative code (R 338.7004) that may have previously required such training. By removing this requirement, the bill seeks to eliminate what some may view as an additional regulatory burden on health professionals, though it also potentially reduces opportunities for addressing systemic biases in healthcare settings. The bill would amend the Michigan Public Health Code by adding a new section that explicitly prohibits making implicit bias training a prerequisite for professional licensing or registration in the health occupations field.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4915